Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
John Lennon echos a plea to Yoko that she must not “let him down.” John's love for her is so intense that he knows he'd be shattered if she left him. He is ready to give up the Beatles and move forward with her in love, as artist, and activist.
Nobody ever loved me like she does.
Ooo, she does. Yeah, she does.
And if somebody loved me like she do me.
Ooo, she do me. Yes, she does.
Yoko's love for John is also deep. John acknowledges “Nobody ever loved me like she does.” It's the love he had longed for, and now that he had it, was afraid to lose it. “And if somebody loved me like she do me,” was probably a sudden thought John had. A sort of “What if” somebody had loved him like Yoko did? Maybe John was referring to his mother. Perhaps he mused for a moment that if his mother had loved him like Yoko did, maybe his fears and perspective on love would have been different.
Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
His pleas to Yoko continue.
I'm in love for the first time.
Don't you know it's going to last.
It's a love that lasts forever.
It's a love that had no past.
John is experiencing his first true love with a woman, and wonders, “Don't you know it's going to last.” He is immersing himself in this love, and realizes he will do all he can on his end to make it last. He just needs to know if Yoko is just as eager for this “forever” love — a love that has “no past.”
Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
And from the first time that she really done me,
Ooo, she done me. She done me good.
I guess nobody ever really done me,
Ooo, she done me. She done me good.
“She really done me,” and “ She done me good,” appear to be completely sexual, but knowing John's penchant for deeper lyrical meanings, I'm sure he is citing that Yoko has done him good in all aspects of their relationship. He is pleased to have met his other half — his soul mate.
Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
Please - Don't let me down.
The word please here fortifies John's appeal that Yoko not let him down.
Don't let me down. Don't let me down. Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
John Lennon echos a plea to Yoko that she must not “let him down.” John's love for her is so intense that he knows he'd be shattered if she left him. He is ready to give up the Beatles and move forward with her in love, as artist, and activist.
Nobody ever loved me like she does. Ooo, she does. Yeah, she does. And if somebody loved me like she do me. Ooo, she do me. Yes, she does.
Yoko's love for John is also deep. John acknowledges “Nobody ever loved me like she does.” It's the love he had longed for, and now that he had it, was afraid to lose it. “And if somebody loved me like she do me,” was probably a sudden thought John had. A sort of “What if” somebody had loved him like Yoko did? Maybe John was referring to his mother. Perhaps he mused for a moment that if his mother had loved him like Yoko did, maybe his fears and perspective on love would have been different.
Don't let me down. Don't let me down. Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
His pleas to Yoko continue.
I'm in love for the first time. Don't you know it's going to last. It's a love that lasts forever. It's a love that had no past.
John is experiencing his first true love with a woman, and wonders, “Don't you know it's going to last.” He is immersing himself in this love, and realizes he will do all he can on his end to make it last. He just needs to know if Yoko is just as eager for this “forever” love — a love that has “no past.”
Don't let me down. Don't let me down. Don't let me down. Don't let me down.
And from the first time that she really done me, Ooo, she done me. She done me good. I guess nobody ever really done me, Ooo, she done me. She done me good.
“She really done me,” and “ She done me good,” appear to be completely sexual, but knowing John's penchant for deeper lyrical meanings, I'm sure he is citing that Yoko has done him good in all aspects of their relationship. He is pleased to have met his other half — his soul mate.
Don't let me down. Don't let me down. Please - Don't let me down. The word please here fortifies John's appeal that Yoko not let him down.